AZ vs FC Utrecht, Eredivisie 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Sun 17 Oct 2021 · 10:15 UTC AFAS Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'

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AZ vs FC Utrecht — Eredivisie at AFAS Stadion.

AZ 7 games · 19 pts (2026/27)
FC Utrecht 7 games · 5 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Erwin Zeinstra
Referee Dennis Higler
Referee Kevin Blom
Referee Rob Dieperink
Referee Cristian Dobre
Referee Rogier Honig

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	AZ	7	19
2	Feyenoord Rotterdam	7	17
3	PSV	7	16
4	FC Twente '65	7	16
5	AFC Ajax	7	14
6	Fortuna Sittard	7	13
7	SBV Excelsior	7	11
8	FC Groningen	7	11
9	Go Ahead Eagles	7	10
10	SC Heerenveen	7	9
11	NEC	7	8
12	Sparta Rotterdam	7	5
13	Telstar 1963	7	5
14	SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden	7	5
15	FC Utrecht	7	5
16	PEC Zwolle	7	4
17	ADO Den Haag	7	2
18	Willem II Tilburg	7	2

Head-to-Head

AZ 16 games · Avg 3.8 goals FC Utrecht

Last 5 meetings

2021-10-17 AZ 5–1 FC Utrecht 2021-01-27 AZ 0–1 FC Utrecht 2020-12-27 FC Utrecht 2–2 AZ 2019-11-23 FC Utrecht 0–3 AZ 2019-01-19 AZ 3–0 FC Utrecht

Recent Form

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Oct	FC Utrecht	H	5–1	W
03 Oct	SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden	A	3–1	W
26 Sep	Go Ahead Eagles	H	5–0	W
23 Sep	FC Twente '65	A	1–3	L
19 Sep	Heracles Almelo	A	2–3	L
11 Sep	PSV	H	0–3	L

FC Utrecht

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Oct	AZ	A	1–5	L
03 Oct	AFC Ajax	A	1–0	W
25 Sep	PEC Zwolle	H	5–1	W
22 Sep	NEC	A	3–0	W
18 Sep	RKC Waalwijk	H	2–2	D
11 Sep	FC Twente '65	A	0–1	L

Season Stats

AZ		FC Utrecht
#1	Position	#15
19	Points	5
7	Played	7
6 / 1 / 0	W / D / L	1 / 2 / 4
18	Scored	11
6	Conceded	24
+12	GD	-13
2.71	PPG	0.71
86%	Win %	14%

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

43% Clean Sheets
AZ this season

0% Clean Sheets
FC Utrecht this season

AZ are 1st (19 pts). FC Utrecht are 15th (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

0-15

2/–

16-30

1/3

31-45

3/–

46-60

4/–

61-75

4/1

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

FC Utrecht

0-15

1/4

16-30

1/1

31-45

1/4

46-60

1/6

61-75

2/2

76+

5/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Ro-Zangelo Daal	4 G
Mexx Meerdink	3 G	2 A
Jizz Hornkamp	2 G
Ayoub Oufkir	2 G
Calvin Stengs	1 G	1 A

FC Utrecht

Artem Stepanov	5 G
Dani de Wit	2 G
Matisse Didden	2 G
Adrian Blake	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at AFAS Stadion!
5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
6' Vangelis Pavlidis puts AZ on the lead.
11' Netherlands international Quinten Timber has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
12' The deadlock is broken! Jesper Karlsson gets on the scoresheet on 12 minutes.
14' A change in the FC Utrecht ranks — Mimoun Mahi exits the field as Moussa Sylla enters on 14.
19' AZ has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
24' It is a cagey affair so far. AZ in their trying to find a way past FC Utrecht's compact .
29' AZ have won 579 goals from 304 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
34' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
39' What a moment for Dani de Wit! That strike on 39 puts his side firmly in control.
40' GOAL! Dani de Wit fires home to make it 4-0!
45' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His AZ side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
46' It is a substitution in FC Utrecht team. Sander van de Streek is replaced by Othman Boussaid on 46 minute.
51' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Rene Hake will be considering his options from the bench.
56' Dani de Wit adds to his 0 season tally! AZ lead 5-0 — and this changes everything.
57' What composure from Dani de Wit! The Netherlands international strokes it home. 6-0.
62' FC Utrecht is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
67' Both keepers have barely been tested. AZ and FC Utrecht are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
72' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
73' Aslak Fonn Witry is ready to make an impact after coming on for Owen Wijndal at the 73 minute mark.
78' It is a substitution in AZ team. Pantelis Chatzidiakos is replaced by Sam Beukema on 78 minute.
83' AZ are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Utrecht backline.
84' The crowd applauds Jesper Karlsson as he leaves the pitch. Peer Koopmeiners steps in for AZ.
85' The AZ manager makes a substitution. Jesper Karlsson departs to be replaced by Peer Koopmeiners.
86' Albert Gudmundsson is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
90' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Quinten Timber makes it 7-1.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 5-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

3
Pantelis Chatzidiakos ↓ Sam Beukema 78'
5
Owen Wijndal ↓ Aslak Fonn Witry 73'
6
Fredrik Midtsjo ↓ Tijani Reijnders 73'
4
Bruno Martins Indi
10
Dani de Wit
20
Jordy Clasie
9
Vangelis Pavlidis ↓ Zakaria Aboukhlal 73'
2
Yukinari Sugawara
1
Peter Vindahl Jensen
11
Jesper Karlsson ↓ Peer Koopmeiners 85'
28
Albert Gudmundsson

Bench

Coach Pascal Jansen

FC Utrecht Lineups

Starting XI

23
Bart Ramselaar
6
Adam Maher
33
Mike van der Hoorn
2
Mark van der Maarel ↓ Hidde ter Avest 78'
14
Willem Janssen
22
Sander van de Streek ↓ Othman Boussaid 46'
8
Joris van Overeem ↓ Quinten Timber 46'
1
Maarten Paes
21
Django Warmerdam
11
Mimoun Mahi ↓ Moussa Sylla 14'
18
Anastasios Douvikas ↓ Remco Balk 78'

Bench

Coach Rene Hake

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Vangelis Pavlidis	10
Anastasios Douvikas	7
Sander van de Streek	4
Dani de Wit	4
Mees De Wit	3
Victor Jensen	2
Ricardo van Rhijn	2
Calvin Stengs	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

4.11 AZ xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.88 FC Utrecht xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 85% + AZ to win 78%

Match Result

✓ Correct

AZ78% Draw12% FC Utrecht10%

Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 4.99

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	99%	1%
± 1.5	95%	5%
± 2.5	85%	15%
± 3.5	70%	30%
± 4.5	52%	48%

Double Chance

AZ or Draw

90%

Draw or FC Utrecht

22%

AZ or FC Utrecht

88%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

AZ71% Draw23% FC Utrecht6%

Actual: AZ win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

3 – 0

8.4%

4 – 0

8.4%

4 – 1

7.2%

3 – 1

7.1%

5 – 0

6.8%

2 – 0

6.5%

5 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

5.4%

6 – 0

4.7%

6 – 1

4.1%

1 – 0

3.2%

4 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap	AZ covers	Push	FC Utrecht covers
-2.5	58%	—	42%
-2	58%	18%	25%
-1.5	75%	—	25%
-1	75%	13%	12%
-0.5	88%	—	12%
+0.5	96%	—	4%
+1	96%	3%	1%
+1.5	99%	—	1%
+2	99%	1%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet

42% ✓

FC Utrecht keeps clean sheet

2% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

AZ vs FC Utrecht, Eredivisie 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

FC Utrecht Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

AZ Form

FC Utrecht Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — AZ

Clean Sheet